Gators Earn Highest Ranking Since 2005
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 | Volleyball
The University of Florida volleyball team has achieved its highest national ranking since the 2005 season, moving up to No. 3 in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association poll, the Lexington, Ky., based organization announced.
Florida (6-1), which began the season ranked No. 13, rocketed to No. 6 after the first week and a pair of wins against then-No. 2 Nebraska and then-No. 9 Iowa State. The Gators then jumped two spots to No. 4 last week after three wins in the Campus USA Credit Union Invitational, including a victory against then-No. 15 Colorado State. Last weekend, the Gators split a pair of matches in the Nike Volleyball Big Four Classic, losing to then-No. 1 Penn State before defeating then-No. 5 Texas.
The ranking is Florida's highest since finishing third in the final 2005 AVCA poll.
Stanford, which ended Penn State's NCAA Division I volleyball record win-streak on Saturday in Gainesville, moved into the top spot in the AVCA Poll. Penn State checks in at No. 2 with the Gators No. 3, Nebraska No. 4 and Illinois at No. 5.
The Gators continue to remain one of four Southeastern Conference teams ranked in the AVCA top-25, as Tennessee is No. 18, LSU No. 19 and Kentucky No. 22. Florida will face both the Wildcats and the Lady Vols this weekend to open SEC play.
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AMERICAN VOLLEYBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION TOP-25 (SEPT. 13, 2010)
| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | 2010 Record |
| 1 | Stanford (58) | 7-0 |
| 2 | Penn State (2) | 7-1 |
| 3 | Florida | 6-1 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 8-1 |
| 5 | Illinois | 7-1 |
| 6 | Hawai'i | 8-1 |
| 7 | Southern California | 7-0 |
| 8 | Texas | 5-3 |
| 9 | Washington | 8-0 |
| 10 | California | 7-0 |
| 11 | Iowa State | 7-1 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 8-1 |
| 13 | UCLA | 7-1 |
| 14 | Colorado State | 8-1 |
| 15 | Florida State | 8-1 |
| 16 | Oregon | 8-0 |
| 17 | Northern Iowa | 8-2 |
| 18 | Tennessee | 8-1 |
| 19 | LSU | 9-0 |
| 20 | Dayton | 6-3 |
| 21 | Michigan | 8-1 |
| 22 | Kentucky | 6-4 |
| 23 | San Diego | 4-3 |
| 24 | Long Beach State | 6-2 |
| 25 | Ohio State | 9-1 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: St. Mary's (Calif.) 48; Arizona 40; Utah State 23; Duke 16; Missouri 16; Cincinnati 15; Northwestern 14; Toledo 12; Pacific 9; Oklahoma 7; Michigan State 5; Wisconsin 5; Missouri State 3
